THE TOWN
vs CORBY TOWN Evo-Stik Division One Central Saturday 20th October 2018 3:00pm
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FROM the boardroom It is three years since we began our Community and Education initiative and it has grown from strength to strength. This is epitomised by the Friendly Football tournaments that the club has been running since 2017. This morning, Weatherfield Academy hosted the fourth such tournament. The tournament is held twice per season, once in the Autumn term and then again in the Spring term. The aim is to get a group of local schools together to put out teams of boys and girls in Years 3 and 4, who do not play for either their school team or an organised club team. This morning’s tournament included teams from Weatherfield Academy, Totternhoe Academy and Kensworth Academy, which we are proud to announce is our 2018-19 Community School of the Season. The children play for fun and enjoyment and are presented with a participation medal at the end of the tournament. Following the tournament, the children and their families are club guests for today’s match against Corby. They will be treated to lunch in the clubhouse and the children will be the matchday mascots. Please give the mascots a big cheer when they lead the teams on to the pitch. The tournaments are but just one aspect of our Community and Education activities. Gedeon Okito has run training sessions at both Totternhoe and Weatherfield and will do so again this season along with sessions at Kensworth. Club officials and
team mangers have made presentations in schools in relation to the history of the club and motivating students. We have funded and run Match Attax Swap Clubs at Dunstable Library as well as at Totternhoe and Weatherfield. Dunstable Librarians have created a half-day workshop on the history of the town and the football club for local school children. We have set up two Young Adult Ability Counts teams and one Ability Counts Girls team in conjunction with Weatherfield, Central Bedfordshire College and Beds FA, with financial grant support from the Football Foundation. The club offers matchday work experience opportunities to Weatherfield students and many of you will have come to know Bradley Field, the first student from the school to take up this opportunity. Bradley has become part of the fabric of the club and matchdays are not the same without him. He has recently been joined by Jonathan Keenan who has made an immediate impression. We look forward to Jonathan developing his skills and enjoying his experience. This is just a taste of things to come and we are determined that this initiative embeds the club at the very heart of the community.
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MANAGER’S NOTEBOOK Good afternoon and welcome back to Creasey Park all including everyone associated with Corby Town ... again. We are in a good run of form from a performance perspective, despite the narrow defeat to Bromsgrove. The important cup win against Northwood was great for us, mainly to keep a clean sheet and show some maturity in our play. It proved the lads are learning and learning fast. We were not able to quite get our usual football flowing and tactically we needed some sorting out at half time, which the lads understood and they resolved. That led to a very machine like, professional performance in the second half. On the player front, Kieran Ogden could be out for around 3-6 weeks with a medial strain which we will assess later. John Sonuga is having ongoing issues with work and Nathan Mullings is nearing a return from a thigh problem. Nathan Harness had a confirmed hip muscle tear and is close, and Alex Taylor’s groin problem looks less serious than we thought and will feature today. Fred Burbidge has now returned permanently to Borehamwood and we wish him the very best and hope he has benefited from his positive experience with us. To round off my notes I want to share the positivity I am receiving from various outside organisations and people. This is largely
due to the type of football we can play and ethos of the club. Further education want to talk to us about partnerships, that allow progress for elite players they have and see us as the outlet. Key people in football are paying attention to our squad. Clubs are taking notice and the phone is ringing. Journalists are ringing and want to know about our ethos and structure. All this shows that the culture and philosophy of the club will work as a sustainable future in the long term. I think it will prove to be an example to other clubs and show that if you are realistic, define success, show patience and pull in the same direction, then you can have a football club that produces an attractive product for people to watch and produce players for clubs in professional football. We are someway into this wholesale change on and off the pitch, but we are a long way off completion. In the meantime, we must keep progressing, win, lose or draw. We will be fighting for a win today though!
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CORbY tOWN hIStORY Corby Town Football Club were formed in 1948 and are the second club to represent the town, following Stewarts & Lloyds Corby, who were formed 13 years earlier in 1935. The club’s nickname ‘The Steelmen’ derives from the old steelworks that were in Corby. The first chairman of the club was local MP William Montgomery, whilst Reg Smith was named the first manager. Smith had previously played for Millwall and Dundee whilst representing England at international level. Things started well for the newly formed Steelmen, winning their first game 5-1 against Wellingborough Town on 21 August 1948 at occupation Road, which was home to Corby Town until the move to the Rockingham Triangle in 1985. It took the club only three years to win their first title, wrapping up the United Counties League in 1951 before doing the same again only a year later, with Ernie Middlemiss scoring a club record 135 goals in 136 games, a record that was to stand for 40 years. 1958 saw the introduction of floodlit football in Corby and in the same year the club moved from the Midland League to the Southern League.
of the Premier as they achieved a league and cup double the following season. The mid-90s saw a cash crisis at the club which threatened to put the club out of business, and although they were spared, relegation was to follow. The turn of the millennium brought about more positivity at the Triangle as they consolidated their mid-table position in the Dr Martens league. More was to follow in 2005 as they just missed out on a play-off place under manager Rob Dunion. Dunion’s side went one better in 2006 as they were promoted once more. Corby Town saw a change of ownership in 2007 as a new board made up of exKettering Town chairman Peter Mallinger, David Dunham and Mick Leech and in 2009, under Graham Drury, the Steelmen won the Southern League title. The Steelmen narrowly missed out on a play-off spot during their first season in the Conference North.
The move to the Southern League looked to be a good one as the club narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier Division in 1964, but promotion was gained the following year. The club made several unsuccessful applications to join the Football League, although they did receive one vote in 1966.
Club chairman Peter Mallinger sadly passed away in January 2011, just months before the club’s new 3,000 capacity Steel Park stadium was due to open. His son David Mallinger took charge of the club and a positive start to life in their new home led the Steelmen into playoff contention and the fi rst round proper of the FA Cup, where they were beaten by Bristol Rovers at the half-way stage.
The club moved to the multi-purpose Rockingham Triangle venue in 1985 but it didn’t prove to be a lucky move as the Steelmen were once again relegated from the Premier Division in 1990. They didn’t spend long out
Sadly off-field issues had an effect on results and Corby only managed to avoid relegation on the final day of the 2011/12 season, with Graham Drury leaving the club at the end of the campaign.
CORbY tOWN hIStORY In the summer of 2012, a Leicestershire businessman took control of the club, with Ian Sampson being installed as manager.
the winning goal for Corby with just nine minutes remaining.
However after a tough start to the season Sampson departed and was replaced by his assistant manager Chris Plummer. The former Peterborough Northern Star manager could not repeat the survival act of the previous year however, with Corby Town being relegated from the Blue Square North at the end of the season.
However Corby suffered relegation after just one season in the National North. After a period of uncertainty as to which league Corby would be placed in by the F.A., they made their first ever start in the Northern Premier League for season 2016/2017.
Plummer remained in charge of the side, however resigned just two games into the 2013/14 season after heavy defeats against Burnham and Hemel Hempstead Town. The Chairman moved to appoint the managerial duo of Tommy Wright and Andrew Wilson, who helped to guide the club up the Southern League Premier Division table, however once again financial issues at the club prevented any real challenge to reach the play-offs. In April 2014 it was announced that a local consortium of seven businessmen headed by Paul Glass had agreed a deal to purchase the club and save it from the threat of administration. Stevie Noble was appointed as the chairman and Tommy Wright was given sole charge of the first team, with Andrew Wilson departing. In his first year in charge of the side Tommy Wright led his team to the Southern League Premier Division Championship. The Steelmen secured the title and promotion back to the Conference North with a dramatic 3-2 win on the final day of the season against Poole Town who had led the division by one point going into that fixture. Spencer Weir-Daley scored
Tommy Wright was relieved of his position in early October 2016 after a poor start, and was replaced by Gary Mills ex Kings Lynn, and Wrexham Assistant manager in mid-October 2016 as Corby looked to kick start season 2016/2017. However Mills was relieved of his position after just 6 months, the job being placed in Steven Kinniburgh’s hands for the rest of this season 2016/2017. In early May 2017 David Bell was appointed Manager along with Rob Gould as his Assistant as Corby hoped they could succeed in getting the club back into the 4th tier after 2 relegations in succession tumbling from the National North through the Northern Premier Leagues in successive seasons. After a poor start to the 2017/2018 season the club parted company with them in late September 2017. Director of Football Steven Kinniburgh taking charge in a capacity of interim manager. Steven was made permanent manager in Late March 2018.He appointed Ashley Robinson as his assistant in June 2018.
CORbY tOWN PLaYeR PROFILeS CONNOR KENNEDY Connor joined in 2014. He has also played for Rushden & Diamonds, Kettering Town and also had a spell at Desborough Town
out wide on the left wing. Sam joined Corby in the summer of 2017.
JAMIE ANTON Jamie was born in Werrington and joined Leicester City becoming captain of the youth team. He first signed for Corby in May 2015 but left to play a season with St Neots. Returned to Corby in June 2016
JORDON CRAWFORD A locally-born forward who initially joined Corby Town from Stewarts & Lloyds FC as a 17-year-old 2014. Jordan made nine first team appearances in 2014/15 and then spent the following season with Harborough Town. He returned to the Steelmen in the summer of 2016 and was a regular member of the starting XI throughout 2017/18.Voted young player of season in 2017/2018 by the NPL
ELLIOT SANDY He has played for Rushden & Diamonds, Kettering Town, Brackley Town, Cogenhoe, Northampton and Stamford. Corby will hope his vast experience will help our younger players this season. STEVEN KINNIBURGH Born in Glasgow he played for Glasgow Rangers, Queen of the South, St Johnson before heading to England playing for Oxford Utd, Cambridge Utd, Bedford Town. He was also at local rivals Kettering Town for 3 ½ years before joining Corby in Mid-December 2016. Made permanent Manger in 2018 after a spell as interim Manager.
GARY MULLIGAN Born in Dublin and has played for Rushden & Diamonds, Sheff Utd, Gillingham. More recently at Northampton Town and lately Kettering Town. Gary was made club captain on his arrival. Gary joins us after 3 seasons with our local rivals. DEAN McBRIDE Dean was captain of Corby’s u18 side, more than capable of stepping up when needed.
GREGORY LING Greg was signed on the eve of the season by Corby from Newport Pagnell who play in the United Counties League 1 step below.
DINO TUKSAR Dino joined Corby from Harborough Town after impressing our scouts with some good all round performances.
MILES SMITH Rejoins Corby from St Ives, had a spell at Steel Park in 2017/2018. Hard Tackling full back. other clubs include St Neots. Also was an apprentice at West Ham Utd.
DENNIS NKRUMAH Recently signed forms for the first team. Made his debut in the County Senior Cup at Wellingborough Whitworths scoring a wonderful solo goal.
SAM WARBURTON Signed from from Kings Lynn. Can also play
JAKE BETTLES Signed from Desborough Town Looking to
CORbY tOWN PLaYeR PROFILeS make the step up always full of running. Also has an eye for goal. SAM GROUSE Sam joined from AFC Stamford,he played for England u18 school-boys and scored a goal. He has also played for Mansfield Town,and Harrowby Utd amongst others.
SIDIK ATCHA Strong player never gives up DANIEL GEORGE Dan played for AFC Stamford, also numbers Peterborough Sports amongst his former clubs.
LEE GARVIE Joined from Burton Park Wanderers a local club in Burton Latimer.
DANIEL OFOSU Another player stepping up from the academy set-up.
ASHLEY ROBINSON Ash joined Corby from Peterborough Sports. Appointed Assistant Manager to Steven Kinniburgh in the summer of 2018.
REECE DAY Signed after some good performances for the Youth team.
SEB BUIZZA Another promising product from the academy. LUKE ARIDEGBE Luke is looking to break back into the 1st team after injury but now back to fitness. ZACORIE ALLEN Zac has been impressive for Corby’s youth team scoring goals for fun, now looking to break into the first team. JOEL CARTA Joel joined Corby after some good performances in the pre-season friendlies. Was previously with Harrowby Utd DANIEL SMITH Made his first team debut in March 2018. Came through Corby’s youth team. JORDAN FRANCIS Jordan joined Corby in July 2018 from Romulus FC. Likes playing on wing fast running and has an eye for goal.
BEN McCLAFFERTY After some solid dislays for the youth team Ben signed for the first team in September 2018.
RePORtING IN
dUNStabLe tOWN 2-0 NORthWOOd You may recall, Nick Hayes’ successful loan spell with us last season. Nick is tall and very strong, but for a young man of only 19 he showed his agility and prowess in denying Northwood several goal scoring opportunities. One save, low and down to his right in the first half just before half time kept the scores equal at a time when Northwood were in the ascendancy and showing dangerous offensive intention. Northwood had struck the bar midway through the first half as Dunstable struggled to find their rhythm and neat passing football style. Even before then, Nick had needed to be at his best to keep the Blues goal intact. There were flourishes from Dunstable in the first half which gave us all hope that a strong second half performance might get us over the line. The first half ended with shots from both Saul Williams and Chris Wreh in stoppage time, but overall Northwood had held the upper hand and had played some good football, no doubt buoyed by their mid- week Middlesex County Cup win away at Wingate & Finchley. The fact that the scores were still level at half time was largely due to Nick Hayes and the crossbar. The half-time team talk from Messrs McCool & Jackson obviously worked as Dunstable started the second half on the front foot and within two minutes Joint top goal-scorer, Chris Wreh, showed patience and calmness personified to place the ball beyond Luke Sheldrick in a crowded penalty area and in so doing notched up his 7th competitive goal of the season. This was just the start Dunstable had prayed for, and minutes later, Arel Amu got free and placed an inviting ball almost to the feet of
an advancing Saul Williams who was defeated only by a cruel bounce which took the ball away from him and the chance was gone. Saul, Chris and Arel have established an almost perfect partnership which has seen the three lads collectively score 19 goals between them this season. That understanding of each other’s game so nearly paid further dividend five minutes later as Dunstable turned up the pressure. However Northwood hadn’t come simply to make up the numbers and tried their best to get a foothold back in the game. That was so nearly the case a little before the hour mark when a snap shot from Ned Clarke ,who struck the ball hard and true, could only find the outstretched palms of Nick Hayes at full strength. A competitive second half continued with both sides seeking to exploit any small chances they could engineer against each other’s well organised midfield and defences. Mainly half chances were the most both sides could wrestle from their opponents until the 84th minute when Arel Amu finished with his usual aplomb and settled Dunstable nerves, and in so doing booked Dunstable’s passage into the next round. This was the first clean sheet of the season for Dunstable with things starting to click now at the back since the return of Kyle Lincoln. When things are tight at the back and you have the predatory instincts of goal scorers Arel, Chris & Saul up front you are more likely to get wins than draws or losses. .
CLUb MeMbeRS WeLFaRe CPd There is a guest speaker from the Bedfordshire Police who will deliver a 2 part presentation on Digital Safeguarding and Knife/Gang Crime Awareness The first part of the presentation is on Digital Safeguarding: The internet is a wonderful and diverse place, filled with incredible information resources, but it can also be a place of concern with regards to child safety. This awareness session is led by an experienced expert in digital safeguarding and child protection from Bedfordshire Police. Attendees will discuss some of the current risks/threats children and young people face online as well as available signposting tools and resources..
The session will focus on unwanted contact, cyberbullying and peer to peer self-generated indecent images. It promises to be informative, engaging and worthwhile. The second half of the session will focus on youth violence and gangs: “Knife crime, serious youth violence and gangs are an ongoing concern in Bedfordshire and the rest of the UK. As part of the workshop there will also be a focus on these evolving issues with information around the potential warning signs that someone is involved in this activity and what to do if concerns manifest�
MaNaGeR Tony McCool
aSSIStaNt Gareth Jackson
Hawkes & Smart
01 Nathan Harness
COaCh Kev Gallen
J F Francis Accountants
02 Ben Collins
03 Gedeon Okito
Dunstable Town Under 8’s Pumas 04 Jonathan Barnett
05 John Sonuga
Alan Soper Plumbing
07 George Naismith
Peacham Family
08 Saul Williams
Lewington Family
10 Chris Wreh
06 Kerian Ogden
CRM UK
09 Arel Amu
Andrew Amu
Neil Barker
11 Charlie Black
12 Lanre Ladipo
15 Erin Amu
15 Daniel Trif
Sophie Robb Art
14 Alex Taylor
Anthony Penwright
The Regiment
17 Kyle Lincoln
18 Hassan Sheik
19 Nathan Mullings
Andrew Madaras
20 Ethan Lamptey
21 Marius Patru
22 Will Hunt
23 Joe Mead
24 James Lauder
PhYSIO Josh Kent
dev team Manager Colin Lauder
dev team Manager Simon Reilly
dev team Coach Valentino Qoku
Mandy Madaras
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FIXTURES, RESULTS & LINEUPS Date Opponents
Att
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
SL1C
116
1-3
Hunt
Mead
Okito
Trif
Sheikh
Ogden
Aug 21 BERKHAMSTED
SL1C
127
2-4
Hunt
Mead
Okito
Trif
Sonuga
Ogden
Aug 25 Corby Town
FACP
372
3-3
Hunt
Patru
Okito
Sheikh
Mead
Ogden
Aug 27 A.F.C. Dunstable
SL1C
302
3-2
Hunt
Collins
Okito
Sheikh
Sonuga
Ogden
Sep 01 COLESHILL TOWN
SL1C
92
3-3
Harness
Patru
Okito
Naismith
Mead
Ogden
Sep 04 CORBY TOWN
FACPR
146
0-4
Hunt
Mead
Okito
Barnett
Sonuga
Ogden
Sep 11 Chesham United
SLCC1
74
3-5
Hunt
Lauder
Okito
E Amu (1)
Mead
Ogden
SL1C
93
1-6
Todd
Mead
Okito
Sheikh
Sonuga
Ogden
Aug 18 North Leigh
Sep 15 AYLESBURY Sep 22 Kidlington
SL1C
44
5-1
Burbidge
Mead
Okito
Taylor
Lincoln
Ogden
Sep 29 CAMBRIDGE CITY
SL1C
143
1-1
Burbidge
Mead
Okito
Taylor
Lincoln
Ogden
0-1
Burbidge
Mead
Okito
Taylor
Sonuga
Lincoln
Oct 06 Bromsgrove Sporting
SL1C
721
FATPR
H
Oct 20 CORBY TOWN
SL1C
H
Oct 23 Bedford Town
BSC1
A
Nov 03 Kempston Rovers
SL1C
A
Nov 10 AYLESBURY UNITED
SL1C
H
Nov 17 Didcot Town
SL1C
A
Nov 24 Bedford Town
SL1C
A
Dec 01 BARTON ROVERS
SL1C
H
Dec 08 THAME UNITED
SL1C
H
Dec 15 Peterborough Sports
SL1C
A
Dec 22 Yaxley
SL1C
A
Dec 26 A.F.C. DUNSTABLE
SL1C
H
Dec 29 NORTH LEIGH
SL1C
H
Jan 01 Welwyn Garden City
SL1C
A
Jan 05 SUTTON COLDFIELD TOWN
SL1C
H
Oct 13 NORTHWOOD
Jan 12 Berkhamsted
SL1C
A
Jan 19 BROMSGROVE SPORTING
SL1C
H
Jan 26 Cambridge City
SL1C
A
Feb 02 KEMPSTON ROVERS
SL1C
H
Feb 09 Corby Town
SL1C
A
Feb 16 PETERBOROUGH SPORTS
SL1C
H
Feb 23 Thame United
SL1C
A
Mar 02 Aylesbury United
SL1C
A
Mar 09 DIDCOT TOWN
SL1C
H
Mar 16 Aylesbury
SL1C
A
Mar 23 KIDLINGTON
SL1C
H
Mar 30 Barton Rovers
SL1C
A
Apr 06 BEDFORD TOWN
SL1C
H
Apr 13 YAXLEY
SL1C
H
Apr 20 Coleshill Town
SL1C
A
Apr 22 WELWYN GARDEN CITY
SL1C
H
Apr 27 Sutton Coldfield Town
SL1C
A
SL1C - Evo-Stik Div 1 Central, FAC - The Emirates Cup, FAT - Buildbase FA Trophy, BSC - Beds FA Senior Challenge C Dunstable Town Football Club is a members-owned football club that is run by the Club Committee through its annually elect
FIXTURES, RESULTS & LINEUPS 7
8
9
10
11
12
14
15
16
17
Taylor
Willaims
A Amu
Wreh (1)
Esso
Patru (80)
Lauder (64)
E Amu
Collins
Mullings (49)
Taylor
Lauder
A Amu
Wreh (1)
Sheiku (1)
Patru
Willaims (75)
E Amu
Collins
Esso (45)
Taylor
Lauder
A Amu (1)
Wreh (2)
Esso
Collins (46)
Mullings
Williams (62)
Trif (79)
Naismith
Taylor
Lauder
A Amu
Wreh (1)
Willaims (2)
Patru
Naismith (85)
Mullings
Trif (69)
E Amu (65)
Collins
Lauder
A Amu (1)
Williams (1)
Black (1)
Barnett (46)
Perlmutter
E Amu (52)
Trif (79)
E Amu
Sheikh
A Amu
Williams
Wreh
Naismith
Lauder
Perlmutter
Trif (65)
Dasilva
Lamptey
A Amu
Wreh (1)
Willaims (1)
Collins
Sonuga (73)
Sheikh (50)
Trif (57)
Patru
Taylor
E Amu
A Amu (1)
Wreh
Williams
Collins
Lamptey (40)
Black (64)
Trif
Lauder
Mullings (65)
E Amu
Lamptey
A Amu (3)
Wreh
Williams
Collins
Lauder (75)
Black (84)
Trif (58)(1)
Patru
E Amu
Lamptey
A Amu
Trif (1)
Williams
Collins (88)
Sonuga (76)
Marius
Black
Wreh (63)
E Amu
Lamptey
A Amu
Trif
Williams
Patru
Wreh (64)
Naismith
Dasilva (45)
Cup, SLCC - Southern League Challenge Cup ted Club Officers constituting the Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary.
TODAY’S OTHER FIXTURES Saturday 20th October 2018 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm
Aylesbury v Peterborough Sports Barton Rovers v AFC Dunstable Bedford Town v Bromsgrove Sporting Coleshill Town v Aylesbury United Dunstable Town v Corby Town North Leigh v Cambridge City Sutton Coldfield Town v Berkhamsted Town Thame United v Kempston Rovers Welwyn Garden City v Kidlington Yaxley v Didcot Town
MATCHDAY HAPPY HOUR 2 drinks for £5.50 Carling and Greene King IPA only
Saturday 1 - 2
Midweek 6 - 7
MATCH DAY MEAL DEALS
Beer and Burger £5 Burger and Chips £4 Fish Fingers/Nuggets, Chips and Fruitshoot £3.50
PLAYER APPEARANCES 18/19 Total 11 Arel Amu
11
8 0
8 4
Erin Amu
6
(2)
Jonathan Barnett
1
(1)
Charlie Black
1
(2)
1
Fred Burbidge
3
0
2
Ben Collins
2
(2)
2
Rio Dasilva
1
(1)
Jetmir Esso
3
0
2
Nathan Harness
1
0
1
Will Hunt
6
0
3
Lanre Ladipo
0
0
Ethan Lamptey
4
(1)
DTFC Total
3 3
55 23
(2)
198
(1)
23
(2)
3
0
31
(2)
1
1
(1)
1
16
0
(1)
(1)
10
0
3
14
0
36
0
21
(1)
3
(1)
1
(2)
2
5
(2)
0
61
0
James Lauder
5
(2)
3
3
0
3
Joe Mead
10
0
7
0
(2)
3 (1)
(1)
George Naismith
1
(1)
1
Keiran Ogden
10
0
7
Gedeon Okito
11
0
8
Marius Patru
2
(1)
1
Connor Perlmutter
0
0
Hassan Sheik
6
(1)
4
John Sonuga
5
(2)
4
Alex Taylor
8
0
7
(1)
22
13
2
10
0
3
(2)
1
1
1
1
1
(1)
3
37
0
3
3
81
0
1
1
2
(1)
2
(1)
(1)
Red
1
2 1
1
Ylw
6
(2)
(2)
Goals
0
(1)
(1)
Kyle Lincoln
Nathan Mullings
Cup Total
League Total
0
0
2
(1)
6
(1)
1
(1)
58
(2)
1
8
0
1
1
Daniel Trif
4
(6)
4
(3)
Saul Williams
9
(2)
7
(1)
2
Chris Wreh
8
(2)
5
(2)
3
1
1
(3)
37
(6)
2
1
(1)
27
(2)
5
1
8
(2)
6
1
SeaSON StatS
1 5 10 15
Table Position
20 20
Points
15 10 5 0 10
Top Goal Scorers (All Competitions)
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0-15
16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90
Chris Wreh
7
Arel Amu
7
Saul Williams
5
Daniel Trif
2
Hassan Sheikh
1
Charlie Black
1
Evo-Stik division one central TABLE
P
W
D
L
F
A
+/- Pts
1
Bromsgrove Sporting 8 6 2 0 27 3 24 20
2
Corby Town
3
Peterborough Sports 6 4 2 0 11 2 9 14
4
Cambridge City
8 4 2 2 16 11 5 14
5
Barton Rovers
9 4 2 3 14 14 0 14
6
Bedford Town
7 4 1 2 17 6 11 13
7
Thame United
7 4 1 2 13 10 3 13
8
Berkhamsted Town
7 4 1 2 11 8 3 13
9
Welwyn Garden City 9 4 0 5 8 12 -4 12
6 4 2 0 15 4 11 14
10 Coleshill Town
7 3 2 2 15 11 4 11
11 Didcot Town
6 3 1 2 9 6 3 10
12 Kempston Rovers
7 3 0 4 13 15 -2 9
13 Aylesbury United
8 3 0 5 15 20 -5 9
14 AFC Dunstable
8 3 0 5 13 18 -5 9
15 Yaxley
9 3 0 6 20 28 -8 9
16 Dunstable Town 8 2 2 4 16 21 -5 8 17
Sutton Coldfield Town
6
2
1
3
8
9
-1
7
18 Aylesbury
9 1 3 5 10 13 -3 6
19 North Leigh
7 2 0 5 11 19 -8 6
20 Kidlington
8 1 0 7 2 34 -32 3
MATCH RANGE
IN DEVELOPMENT Suburban Football League Central Division
P
W
D
L
GD
PTS
1 Ascot Utd
7 5 2 0 8 17
2
8
Westfield
3 Tring Athletic
4
2
2
13
14
7 4 0 3 11 12
4 Dunstable Town 7 3 2 2 0 11 5 Abbey Rangers
8 2 3 3 2 9
6 Leverstock Green
6 3 0 3 -11 9
7 Hartley Wintney
5 2 1 2 -1 7
8
5
Harefield Utd
2
0
3
-3
6
9 AFC Hayes
6 1 2 3 -9 5
10 Fleet Spurs
5 1 1 3 -3 4
11
6
Eversley & California
1
1
4
-7
4
RESULTS & FIXTURES Saturday, 18 August
A
Fleet Spurs
SLC
W
3-1
Thursday, 23 August
H
Hartley Wintney
SLC
W
3-1
Saturday, 25 August
A
Westfield
SLC
W
2-1
Thursday, 30 August
H
Eversley & California
SLC
L
1-2
Saturday, 15 September A
AFC Hayes
SLC
D
1-1
Saturday, 22 September A
Abbey Rangers
SLC
D
3-3
Thursday, 11 October
H
Tring Athletic
SLC
L
2-6
Saturday, 20 October
A
Royston Town
MBSC
Thursday, 8 November
H
Abbey Rangers
SLC
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20 October 1982 - The Luzhniki Stadium Disaster On 20 October 1982, Russia suffered its worst sporting disaster when at least 66 people died as a result of a stampede at Spartak Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Some reports place the number of casualties as high as 340. A crowd of approximately 10,000 was there that day to watch Spartak Moscow challenge HFC Haarlem in the second round of the UEFA Cup. The low number of spectators, caused in part by extraordinarily cold weather that day, prompted stadium officials to open only the East Stand, with only one exit. Spartak took a 1-0 lead into injury time and several supporters made their way out of the stadium. But a late goal from Spartak defender Sergei Shvetsov drew several of them back toward the stands to join in the celebration. The
two streams of people met at the exit, where dozens of people were trampled and crushed. The official death toll is 66, but eyewitnesses claim to have seen hundred of bodies. Russian authorities initially covered up the incident, with newspapers reporting only that there had been an accident at the stadium that had injured some supporters. Russian newspaper Sovetsky Sport finally broke the full story in 1989--seven years later. Three years after that, a memorial was placed outside the stadium.
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A Bedford Town Football Club was in existence by 1884, although it changed its name to Bedford Association in 1887. As there were no leagues at the time, the club played friendly matches in cups, including the Kettering Charity Cup and the Luton Charity Cup, before disappearing in 1891. The name Bedford Town reappeared in 1894 when Swifts, a club founded in 1890, were renamed. They absorbed Bedford Rovers in 1896, and although local leagues had been formed, the club continued to play only cup matches and friendlies. However, the club disappeared around the turn of the century. On 31 July 1908 a new Bedford Town was formed at the Association Rooms on Harpur Street. They joined Division One of the Northamptonshire League, finishing bottom of the table in their first two seasons, but avoiding relegation to Division Two. They went on to finish as runners-up for three consecutive seasons between 1911–12 and 1913–
14 before the league closed down due to World War I. They also won the Northamptonshire Senior Cup in 1912–13. After the war the club continued in the league, finishing as Division One runners-up in 1929–30 before winning the title in 1930–31. The following season saw them finish in second place again, after which they won back-to-back titles in 1932–33 and 1933–34. The league was then renamed the United Counties League, with Bedford finishing as runners-up in 1934–35 and reaching the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 3–2 at home to Dartford. They finished as runners-up in 1936– 37, remaining in the league until World War II. In 1945 Bedford joined the Southern League. They reached the first round of the FA Cup several times in the early 1950s, losing 2–0 at Swindon Town in 1951–52, 4–0 at Weymouth in 1953–54 and 2–0 at Dorchester Town in 1954–55. In 1955 they applied for election to the Football League after finishing eighteenth in the Southern League, but received no votes.
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merged into one league in which Kempston finished runners-up. In 1957–58, the club were United Counties League champions. The league was split into two division again in 1961–62 and Kempston were placed in Division Two. Despite finishing tenth that season, they were promoted to Division One. In 1973, Division One was renamed the Premier Division and in 1974–75 Kempston were league champions again, also reaching the fifth round of the FA Vase. In 1978–79 Kempston reached the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, the furthest they have ever got in the competition. They repeated their record FA Vase run in 1980– 81, again reaching the fifth round. Rovers were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1982– 83 season, having finished bottom of the Premier Division, but were promoted again in 1985–86 after winning Division One.
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